Friday, February 4, 2011

240 E. Houston has been on the block now for several months... and there's a taker. EV Grieve reader RyanAvenueA notes that signs just went up here for the Brooklyn-based Union Market.

Meanwhile, Discovery Wines will not be renewing their lease. Their last day is May 31 in this space at 10 Avenue A. Tim at Discovery Wines recently told me this:

"We're not going anywhere — we're staying in this neighborhood for the long haul. And while we have no concrete plans to move into a new space, we are aware of the options in the immediate area. Discovery Wines is a thriving retail shop with an established loyal customer base in the best neighborhood in NYC —" you can count on us to continue to serve our customers on lower Avenue A for many years to come."

Hmm - mysterious fire forces people and bodega to leave. Rocky smells a rat and he hates rats. Same shit happened to the building on 12th and A forcing the Raven out and tenants - no we have El Camion. Rocky smells a snake and he hates snakes. Did you notice in the add it lists the Ludlow nearby, Avalon Bay nearby and notes the number of lux units, so they are clearly not interested in getting business from an Alphabet City Raccoon. This has yuppie written all over it. Why don't these yuppies stay in Brooklyn where they belong and stop pushing out neighborhood bodegas! This sucks.

Oh, I see they are condos, and the assholes who live there want a place like this. Makes their property value go up!, and helps to bring in more Yuppies. Thanks for all the info.Once the entire neighborhood is taken over and the Yunnies get bored of humiliating people, and leave for a new town, who will be left....Yuppies!

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